- 276 pages
- English
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Genetic Engineering: A Primer presents the growing field of biotechnology to non-science majors and other general interest readers. The author examines the natural forces that change genetic information and the ways in which scientists have learned to engineer these genetic changes. With a wealth of information flooding the popular press, including
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INDEX
- A
- Abortion, mandated, 227
- Acrylamide, 89
- Acrylamide gel, polymerized, 89–92
- Adenine base in DNA, 15–16, 39–40
- Adenosine deaminase (ADA), 198
- Adenosine deaminase (ADA) gene, 198–199
- Adenoviral vector, 198
- Adenoviruses, 198
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens and insertion of DNA, 164–167, 169, 171
- Alleles, 205
- Alpha helix structure of proteins, 22, 24, 27
- in collagen, 30
- Amino acids, 20–21, 36, 248–251
- attached to tRNA, 52–53, 63–66
- mutation of, 75–77
- sequence of, 26, 59–60
- side chain, 33
- specification by codons, 60–61
- substitution of, 79–80
- Aminopterin blocking DNA synthesis, 142
- Amniocentesis, 188
- Ampicillin, resistance to, 107, 110–111, 113
- Animal breeding, 229–230
- and cloning, 174, 176
- Animals genetically engineered, 229
- and produ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- halftitle
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIVING THINGS
- HOW LIVING THINGS ARE CHANGED
- MAKING GENETIC CHANGES IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS
- HOW GENETIC ENGINEERING HELPS US
- Glossary
- Appendix
- Index
- About The Author